Women at a community-based natural reserve at Kholy-Alpha, Senegal - one among FAO's Great Green Wall projects.

Qu welcomes new Franco-German initiative in session with Macron, Merkel

Farmers in central Somalia cope with back-to-back threats.

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu addressing the GFFA virtual panel.

FAO is seeking $38 million to continue work in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Sudan.

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has appointed Mr Dominique Fernand Burgeon as Director of the FAO Liaison Office with the United Nations in Geneva, effective 15 January 2021. Mr Burgeo

Director-General contributes to the Davos Agenda with call for solidarity, action, and inclusive innovation

Follow the work of 34th Session of the Committee on Fisheries taking place this week 

More disruption expected as supply and consumption affected by lockdowns

FAO Committee on Fisheries this week explores sustainable future for a fast growing industry

Prominent global leaders in science, industry and government meet to step up fight against antimicrobial resistance

FAO Director-General highlights the need to step up joint efforts to make agri-food systems more inclusive, resilient and sustainable to meet the Sustainable Development Goals

This edition of our newsletters brings an update on key FAO’s activities in December 2020 and January 2021 along with a rich resources section which we hope will be of great interest to you. 

The World Pulses Day Secretariat welcomes your participation in an open event to celebrate World Pulses Day 2021.

FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, spoke today at a conference entitled Bonding science and policy to accelerate food systems transformation, hosted by the University of Montpellier.

The guidelines will support countries in their efforts to eradicate all forms of hunger and malnutrition

Humanitarian crisis continues to exert a terrible toll on children, warn FAO, UNICEF, WFP and WHO

On 18 February 2021 at 15:00 CET the World Food Safety Day campaign for 2021 will be launched with the announcement of the theme for this year’s celebration. 

In mid-January, FAO Director-General QU Dongyu stated his vision to the Organization’s senior managers that 2021 will be the year of continued efficiency and increased...

FSNAU-FEWS NET report indicates large-scale food and nutrition insecurity due to multiple threats